Rosaceae Rosa arkansana Porter

Prairie Rose

Omaha - Other, Incense & Fragrance

Use documented by:
Gilmore, Melvin R., 1913, A Study in the Ethnobotany of the Omaha Indians, Nebraska State Historical Society Collections 17:314-57., page 323

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Scientific name: Rosa arkansana Porter
USDA symbol: ROARA (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Prairie Rose
Family: Rosaceae
Family (APG): Rosaceae
Native American Tribe: Omaha
Use category: Other
Use sub-category: Incense & Fragrance
Notes: Petals used as a perfume for hair oil.

RECRD: 31833 id: 33948